Echocardiographic Assessment of Patients with Pulmonary Tumor Thrombotic Microangiopathy First Diagnosed in the Emergency Department by Minjoo Kim, Hee Yoon, Min Yeong Kim, Ik Joon Jo, Soo Yeon Kang, Guntak Lee, Jong Eun Park, Taerim Kim, Se Uk Lee, Sung Yeon Hwang, Won Chul Cha, Tae Gun Shin

“…This retrospective chart review involved nine patients with PTTM who were first clinically diagnosed in a tertiary emergency department (ED) between January 2015 and June 2021. …”
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Impact of timely antibiotic administration on outcomes in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock in the emergency department by Young Min Joo, Minjung Kathy Chae, Sung Yeon Hwang, Sang-Chan Jin, Tae Rim Lee, Won Chul Cha, Ik Joon Jo, Min Seob Sim, Keun Jeong Song, Yeon Kwon Jeong, Tae Gun Shin

“…MethodsWe analyzed data from a sepsis registry that included adult patients who initially presented to the emergency department (ED) and met criteria for severe sepsis or septic shock. …”
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Predicting 30-day mortality of patients with pneumonia in an emergency department setting using machine-learning models by Soo Yeon Kang, Won Chul Cha, Junsang Yoo, Taerim Kim, Joo Hyun Park, Hee Yoon, Sung Yeon Hwang, Min Seob Sim, Ik Joon Jo, Tae Gun Shin

“…Methods The study conducted a retrospective analysis of pneumonia patients at an emergency department (ED) in Seoul, Korea, from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017. …”
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A Simple Bacteremia Score for Predicting Bacteremia in Patients with Suspected Infection in the Emergency Department: A Cohort Study by Hyelin Han, Da Seul Kim, Minha Kim, Sejin Heo, Hansol Chang, Gun Tak Lee, Se Uk Lee, Taerim Kim, Hee Yoon, Sung Yeon Hwang, Won Chul Cha, Min Sub Sim, Ik Joon Jo, Jong Eun Park, Tae Gun Shin

“…This retrospective cohort study, conducted from 10 November 2014 to November 2019, among patients with suspected infection who visited the emergency department (ED), aimed to develop and validate a simple tool for predicting bacteremia. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Overall Diagnostic and Therapeutic Process for Patients of Emergency Department and Those with Acute Cerebrovascular Disease by Hansol Chang, Jae Yong Yu, Sun Young Yoon, Sung Yeon Hwang, Hee Yoon, Won Chul Cha, Min Seob Sim, Ik Joon Jo, Taerim Kim

“…(1) Background: During a pandemic, patients and processes in the emergency department (ED) change. These circumstances affect the length of stay (LOS) or degree of crowding in the ED. …”
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Usefulness of Protocolized Point-of-Care Ultrasonography for Patients with Acute Renal Colic Who Visited Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Study by Seok Goo Kim, Ik Joon Jo, Taerim Kim, Sung Yeon Hwang, Joo Hyun Park, Tae Gun Shin, Min Seob Sim, Won Chul Cha, Hee Yoon

“…We evaluated the efficacy of point-of-care ultrasonography protocol in managing patients with acute renal colic who visited the emergency department (ED). <i>Materials and Methods:</i> Between March 2019 and July 2019, patients who visited the ED because of renal colic were randomly assigned by date of visit either to the conventional group (CG), who underwent routine diagnostic work-up without ultrasonography, or to the ultrasonography group (UG), who underwent bedside ultrasonography as an initial diagnostic testing. …”
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Impact of the 24-hour time target policy for emergency departments in South Korea: a mixed method study in a single medical center by Sookyung Park, Hansol Chang, Weon Jung, Se Uk Lee, Sung Yeon Hwang, Hee Yoon, Won Chul Cha, Tae Gun Shin, Min Seob Sim, Ik Joon Jo, Taerim Kim

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Accuracy of the qSOFA Score and RED Sign in Predicting Critical Care Requirements in Patients with Suspected Infection in the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Observational Study by Jong Eun Park, Sung Yeon Hwang, Ik Joon Jo, Min Seob Sim, Won Chul Cha, Hee Yoon, Tae Rim Kim, Gun Tak Lee, Hye Seung Kim, InSuk Sohn, Tae Gun Shin

“…<i>Background and objectives</i>: We aimed to compare the accuracy of positive quick sequential organ failure assessment (qSOFA) scores and the RED sign in predicting critical care requirements (CCRs) in patients with suspected infection who presented to the emergency department (ED). <i>Materials and Methods</i>: In this retrospective observational study, we examined adult patients with suspected infection in the ED from June 2018 to September 2018. …”
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Clinical support system for triage based on federated learning for the Korea triage and acuity scale by Hansol Chang, Jae Yong Yu, Geun Hyeong Lee, Sejin Heo, Se Uk Lee, Sung Yeon Hwang, Hee Yoon, Won Chul Cha, Tae Gun Shin, Min Seob Sim, Ik Joon Jo, Taerim Kim

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Real-Time Tracheal Ultrasound vs. Capnography for Intubation Confirmation during CPR Wearing a Powered Air-Purifying Respirator in COVID-19 Era by Seungwan Eun, Hee Yoon, Soo Yeon Kang, Ik Joon Jo, Sejin Heo, Hansol Chang, Guntak Lee, Jong Eun Park, Taerim Kim, Se Uk Lee, Sung Yeon Hwang, Sun-Young Baek

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Impact of early coronary angiography on the survival to discharge after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by Jikyoung Shin, Eunsil Ko, Won Chul Cha, Tae Rim Lee, Hee Yoon, Sung Yeon Hwang, Tae Gun Shin, Min Seob Sim, Ik Joon Jo, Keun Jeong Song, Joong Eui Rhee, Yeon Kwon Jeong, Jin-Ho Choi

“…Early CAG was defined as CAG performed within 24 hours of emergency department admission. The primary outcome was survival to discharge, with neurologically favorable status defined by cerebral performance category scores ≤2. …”
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Upper airway obstruction resulting from acute mucosal injury induced by direct ingestion of sodium picosulfate/magnesium citrate powder by Gyeong Bo Kim, Sung Yeon Hwang, Tae Gun Shin, Tae Rim Lee, Won Chul Cha, Min Seob Sim, Ik Joon Jo, Keun Jeong Song, Joong Eui Rhee, Yeon Kwon Jeong

“…A 59-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a chief complaint of sore throat after swallowing sodium picosulfate/magnesium citrate powder for bowel preparation, without first dissolving it in water. …”
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Prediction of vasopressor requirement among hypotensive patients with suspected infection: usefulness of diastolic shock index and lactate by Da Seul Kim, Jong Eun Park, Sung Yeon Hwang, Daun Jeong, Gun Tak Lee, Taerim Kim, Se Uk Lee, Hee Yoon, Won Chul Cha, Min Seob Sim, Ik Joon Jo, Tae Gun Shin

“…Objective We evaluated the performance of diastolic shock index (DSI) and lactate in predicting vasopressor requirement among hypotensive patients with suspected infection in an emergency department. Methods This was a single-center, retrospective observational study for adult patients with suspected infection and hypotension in the emergency department from 2018 to 2019. …”
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Effect of fever or respiratory symptoms on leaving without being seen during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea by Dohyung Kim, Weon Jung, Jae Yong Yu, Hansol Chang, Se Uk Lee, Taerim Kim, Sung Yeon Hwang, Hee Yoon, Tae Gun Shin, Min Seob Sim, Ik Joon Jo, Won Chul Cha

“…Objective Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has notably altered the emergency department isolation protocol, imposing stricter requirements on probable infectious disease patients that enter the department. …”
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Contamination during doffing of personal protective equipment by healthcare providers by Seong Mi Lim, Won Chul Cha, Minjung Kathy Chae, Ik Joon Jo

“…Methods We recruited study participants among physicians and nurses of the emergency department of Samsung Medical Center in Seoul, Korea. …”
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Finger necrosis after accidental radial artery puncture by Jun Sik Kang, Tae Rim Lee, Won Chul Cha, Tae Gun Shin, Min Seob Sim, Ik Joon Jo, Keun Jeong Song, Joong Eui Rhee, Yeon Kwon Jeong

“…A 63-year-old woman visited the emergency department (ED) with left second and third finger pain after undergoing intravenous (IV) access in her wrist for procedural sedation. …”
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Successful fibrinolytic and therapeutic hypothermic management of cardiac arrest following massive pulmonary embolism by Eunsil Ko, Jeong Hoon Lee, Minjung Kathy Chae, Tae Rim Lee, Min Seob Sim, Tae Gun Shin, Won Chul Cha, Ik Joon Jo, Keun Jeong Song, Joong Eui Rhee, Yeon Kwon Jeong

“…A 52-year-old female presented at our emergency department with cardiac arrest, and a 62-year-old female presented after achieving return of spontaneous circulation of cardiac arrest from a local hospital, respectively. …”
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Developing a Time-Adaptive Prediction Model for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Nationwide Cohort Study in Korea by Ji Woong Kim, Juhyung Ha, Taerim Kim, Hee Yoon, Sung Yeon Hwang, Ik Joon Jo, Tae Gun Shin, Min Seob Sim, Kyunga Kim, Won Chul Cha

“…In this study, we excluded patients with trauma, those who experienced return of spontaneous circulation before arriving in the emergency department (ED), and those who did not receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the ED. …”
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Use of Gallbladder Width Measurement by Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Acute Cholecystitis by Yong Suk Park, Hee Yoon, Soo Yeon Kang, Ik Joon Jo, Sookyoung Woo, Guntak Lee, Jong Eun Park, Taerim Kim, Se Uk Lee, Sung Yeon Hwang, Won Chul Cha, Tae Gun Shin

“…This retrospective case–control study was conducted between March 2016 and March 2020 at a tertiary emergency department. Of 310 patients, 254 patients with acute cholecystitis confirmed by surgery were compared with 254 patients diagnosed with other diseases (controls). …”
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Factors affecting the accuracy of chest compression depth estimation by Jung Hee Kang, Won Chul Cha, Minjung Kathy Chae, Hang A Park, Sung Yeon Hwang, Sang Chan Jin, Tae Rim Lee, Tae Gun Shin, Min Seob Sim, Ik Joon Jo, Keun Jeong Song, Joong Eui Rhee, Yeon Kwon Jeong

“…Health care providers in an emergency department were asked to estimate the depth of compressions while watching the selected video clips. …”
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